A visit to the Springfield Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Springfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Springfield Cemetery:
40.1554, -75.8333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Springfield Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Springfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Springfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Springfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Caernarvon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Caernarvon Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caernarvon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Caernarvon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Morgantown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44492 <5>
- Conestoga Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morningside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- Mast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
- St. Pauls UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Plow Church Cemetery
- Robeson Cemetery
- Churchtown UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Churchtown UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Churchtown UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Churchtown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982167 <5>
- Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Birdsboro.
- The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Wicklein Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343568 <5>
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- The St. Michaels Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birdsboro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46187 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shenkel UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenkel UCC Cemetery
- Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Allegheny Union Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
- The Allegheny Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (New)
- Be careful, some people have confused the Allegheny Union Church Cemetery with the Springfield Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266315 <5>
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old) is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
- Be careful, some people have confused the Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old) with the Springfield Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164361 <5>
- Lichty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lichty Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lichty Cemetery
- Pughtown Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- DeTurk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The DeTurk Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeTurk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elverson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kenneys
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Isabella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Joanna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Morgantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cupola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Geigertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- New Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Dampman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Scarlets Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Honey Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Suplee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Birdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Knauertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Plowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Springton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springton
- Cornog
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornog is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornog
- Nantmeal Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
- Beckersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Churchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Ludwigs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ludwigs Corner is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwigs Corner
- Coventryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Bally
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Birdsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Springfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Springfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Chester County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Springfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1188291 (Springfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1188291 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Chester
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elverson
- Location given for Springfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1553752 Lon: -75.8332645
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springfield Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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